Question

Why is the metric system preferred as the system of measurement by the scientific community? select all that apply.

1.data is easily communicated worldwide
2.has prefixes that correspond to an amount to use with all base units
3.measurements are more accurate
4.easy to convert using the base 10 scale

Answer 1

(1) and (4) are correct

Many more people understand a mass of 1 kg than 1 slug which is the mass of a weight of 1 lb

Metric amounts are easily converted using the base 10 scale

(1 gram = 10^-3 kg)